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جلسه 5
William Shakespeare's daughter learns an important lesson when she buys a cheap gold ring... and we look at idioms and phrases relating to appearance.
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All that glitters is not gold: Meaning and use
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.... the phrase all that glisters is not gold warns us not to be fooled by people or things that look good - because they might not be as good as they look on the surface! In modern English, the word glisters is often changed to glistens or glitters.
Clip 1
Well that car looks fantastic, but all that glitters is not gold. Check the engine before you buy it.
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Let's explore the meaning and use of all that glitters is not gold. Listen to this clip from the animation to refresh your memory, then have a go at the quiz.
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Play the clip again - and listen really carefully!Question 1 of 6
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This is an unusual grammatical structure. Pay attention to the words 'all' and 'not'.Question 2 of 6
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The narrator says “the phrase 'All that glisters is not gold' warns us not to be fooled by people or things that look good - because they might not be as good as they look on the surface!”Question 3 of 6
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In the video, 'All that glisters is not gold' is used to talk about a car and a ring. Can it be used to talk about people too?Question 4 of 6
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In which situation is something not as good as it looks on the surface?Question 5 of 6
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In which situation is something not as good as it looks on the surface?Question 6 of 6
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We now know that all that glitters is not gold, but the activities coming up are as good as gold! Go to the next page to learn some gold-related phrases and idioms to make your English sound a lot more natural!
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lesson plan and worksheets for All that glisters is not gold
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All that glisters is not gold
Meaning
The phrase all that glisters is not gold warns us not to be fooled by people or things that look good - because they might not be as good as they look on the surface!Example sentence
Well that car looks fantastic, but all that glitters is not gold. Check the engine before you buy it.Note
In modern English, the word glisters is often changed to glistens or glitters.____________________
Extra vocabulary
don’t judge a book by its cover
you shouldn’t judge the value of something or someone based on their appearancelooks can be deceiving
people and things are often different from how they appearbeauty is only skin deep
a person’s character is more important than their appearanceevery cloud has a silver lining
there’s a positive side to every sad or difficult situationas good as gold
very, very goodworth its weight in gold
very useful or valuable____________________
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